There is an invention calledtunnel which is ideally suited in order to give trains the ability to maintain speed. Ever heard of it? Switzerland is about as mountainous as it gets and (regular) trains are now running at about 200 km/h through Loetschberg and will do so through the Gotthard too.
Amtrak should get a grip and modernize their tracks from San Diego to (at least) SFO. Average speeds of about 40mph are laughable (San Diego-Santa Barbara took about 6 hours, for about 240(iirc) miles...)
If the tracks were well kept and the rolling stock reasonably modern 100 mph would not be a problem on large stretches of american tracks.
(The shinkansen here in Japan are pretty neat too)
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There is an invention called tunnel which is ideally suited in order to give trains the ability to maintain speed. Ever heard of it?
Switzerland is about as mountainous as it gets and (regular) trains are now running at about 200 km/h through Loetschberg and will do so through the Gotthard too.
Amtrak should get a grip and modernize their tracks from San Diego to (at least) SFO. Average speeds of about 40mph are laughable (San Diego-Santa Barbara took about 6 hours, for about 240(iirc) miles...)
If the tracks were well kept and the rolling stock reasonably modern 100 mph would not be a problem on large stretches of american tracks.
(The shinkansen here in Japan are pretty neat too)
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